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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2396 By: Russ, Randleman, Conley and
Luttrell of the House
and
Stanley of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to higher education; allowing certain
nonprofit organizations to present sex trafficking
and exploitation prevention and ed ucation programs at
institutions of higher education; directing
institutions of higher education to provide freshm an
students certain opportunities to attend sex
trafficking and exploitation prevention and education
programs; providing topics to be included in
programs; providing program materials to students ,
parents and legal guardians at no cost; requiring
program provider to incur c osts of implementing
prevention and education programs and program
materials; providing for codification; and provid ing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3250 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Upon the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education shall allow, if offered by nonprofit
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organizations that specialize in outreach and education programs on
sex trafficking and exploitation, a series of in -depth prevention
and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to
all freshman students enrolled at institutions of higher education
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
B. Institutions of higher education shall provide all freshm an
students the opportunity to attend one of three on -campus, voluntary
sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs
at any time including during freshm an orientation activities, if
offered by nonprofit organizations that specialize i n outreach and
education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation. The sex
trafficking and exploita tion prevention and education programs shall
specifically provide students the following:
1. Definitions and nature of sex trafficking and exploitation ;
2. Current laws of sex trafficking and exploitation in
Oklahoma;
3. Facts and statistics of sex traf ficking and exploitation in
Oklahoma and throughout the United States;
4. How sex traffickers profile victims;
5. The role of online computer activit y;
6. How demand is created and the industries that influence sex
trafficking and exploitation;
7. How to identify a potential victim and what to do when a
person identifies a victim;
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8. Understanding force, fraud and coercion;
9. Understanding how tra ffickers groom a victim;
10. The differences between prostitution, sex trafficking and
exploitation;
11. The role that pornography plays in sex trafficking and
exploitation;
12. Understanding the complexities of abuse, indoctrination and
manipulation;
13. Understanding the physiological makeup of a sex trafficking
victim;
14. Rescuing victims of sex traf ficking and exploitation; and
15. How to engage in the fight against sex trafficking and
exploitation.
C. Program materials related to sex trafficki ng and
exploitation prevention and education programs shall be provided at
no cost to participating studen ts and their parents and legal
guardians. The program provider shall be solely responsible for
incurring all costs associated with implementing prevention and
education programs and related program materials.
SECTION 2. This act shall bec ome effective November 1, 2021.
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